North America, United States, Wyoming, Black Hills, Devil's Tower

Publication Year: 1970.

Devils Tower. On July 23 Dave Lunn, Bruce Morris and I put up a new route on the long north side of the Devils Tower. The Route of All Evil ascended directly a crack to the left of a prominent fracture in a column which forms a ledge about 170 feet above the start of the climb. The first lead passed a small overhang on the right and a face 30 feet higher by means of difficult free and moderate aid climbing. Then followed 200 feet of aid, mostly on tied-off knifeblades. A final lead at the top was F7. The route required a full day of climbing and had three hanging belays. NCCS III, F8, A3.

John Luz, Unaffiliated